Guidelines-Implementation of the 2D BarCode on Pharmaceuticals
In order to ensure the patient’s access to safe drugs, the Ministry of Public Health has adopted the two-dimensional (2D) barcode as a unified identification number on the package of the pharmaceutical products. The 2D barcode will help trace these products within the supply chain, from manufacturing, to storage, distribution and receipt of drugs by patients.
It has therefore become necessary to develop this manual designed to ensure the adoption of the necessary standards to include the barcode on drugs and help seize smuggled and counterfeit drugs in the Lebanese market.